PASH October 2023 Newsletter

PASH Newsletter

October 19, 2023

Saint Arnold Brewing Company

2000 Lyons Avenue

Houston, TX 77020

This month’s meeting will be held at St. Arnold Brewing Company downtown with a different format than usual. We will not host any breakout committee meetings. Everyone will be in the same room.

The first speaker is Mr. Stephen Bailey, the COO and Vice President of Compliance Advisory Services for Savvy Oil and Gas Consulting.

Our second speakers are from the COPAS National Office; Mr. Tom Wierman, Director and Mr. Craig Buck, President.

All presentations will qualify for CPE. We will begin promptly at 3:00. Please arrive timely.

Kindly register for dinner by October 6, 2023 so we have an accurate headcount in time for the cutoff. Thank you!

2023-2024 PASH Board of Directors

Lisa Collins - President

Kathy Johnston - Vice President

Ruth Strange - Treasurer

Charline Townsend - Assistant Treasurer

Jennifer Holt-McKellar - Secretary

Fay Lascelle - Director, Hotel Liaison

Mark Robertson - Director

Pamela Akpotaire - Director

Mark Gibennus - Past President

Education Committee

The Education committee will hold its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, via Zoom 7pm. This committee meeting will focus on the scholarship program and Education Day speakers for Education Day 2024.

If you have suggestions for topics or know someone who might be interested in presenting at Education Day, please let us know. Please email Jacque Bateman (jacque.k.bateman@gmail.com & pasheducation@gmail.com) if you would like to participate in future Education Committee meetings. The agenda will be sent to those that have contacted Jacque.

Topic: Education Committee - October

Time: Oct 10, 2023 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Small Companies

Peter Shields and Mary Gauss are excited to announce the restart of the Small Oil & Gas Company Committee!

We are planning a kickoff happy hour and lining up some great CPE for the year. Be on the lookout for email announcements.

If you are not already on the list and are interested in learning more about the committee, please feel free to reach out to Peter and Mary at pash@melton-melton.com.

Upcoming Event

The Society of Petroleum Engineers – Gulf Coast Section (SPE-GCS) is pleased to inform you that it is organizing the 13th semi-annual Energy Professionals Hiring Event for professionals of energy and upstream oil & gas disciplines. The Fall 2023 Hiring Event will be held face-to-face on October 17, 2023, at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.

The Hiring Event is one of the most remarkable happenings that bring together experienced and talented professionals with energy industry employers and recruiters from various sectors “virtually under one roof,” thereby serving as the platform for open and vast-ranging employment opportunities.

Experienced energy professionals who are members of one of the collaborating organizations can participate in both events as jobseekers by registering in advance. For more information about the event, location, time, registration, and participants, visit our website: https://www.spegcs.org/hiring-event/.

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Member Benefits & Resources

Leadership Opportunities

Looking for a chance to be more involved and expand your leadership skills? Reach out to Karla at karlaz.pash@gmail.com to learn more.

PASH Website

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COPAS Membership Discounts

Did you know that as a COPAS member you are entitled to reduced rates from several rental car companies? Use the following IDs to get discounts with:

Avis: AWD - L039224
Hertz: CDP - 1970958
National: Contract ID - ESHB51C (includes Loss Damage Waiver)
Enterprise: Customer Number - SB00001, Pin - ENT

For more savings opportunities, log in to COPAS and visit http://www.copas.org/memberbenefits

COPAS Website

For COPAS information, you can visit the website at www.copas.org or call 877-992-6727.

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